Peter Schmeichel: Why unhappy Mourinho failed at Man United

Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel says Jose Mourinho’s negativity above all else is what led to his downfall at Old Trafford.

Mourinho won the EFL Cup and the Europa League at United but became increasingly bitter towards the end of his time with the club.

Schmeichel was speaking on beIN Sports when he discussed what went wrong for Mourinho and why United had no choice but to part ways with the 56-year-old.

“I think the biggest problem that we had with him was the communication to the world,” Schmeichel told beIN Sports.

“He represented Manchester United and it wasn’t good. It was very negative and it was kind of really sort of sad in a way.

“There are millions of Manchester United fans everywhere in the world. A lot of them live by the club. They need to be inspired by the manager.”

Schmeichel added that Mourinho’s issues were not a recent trend before his sacking on December 18 and rather a problem which can be traced back to before the start of the campaign.

“This year for some reason it all began in pre-season. He was a little bit pushed or under pressure for no apparent reason even before the whole thing started,” Schmeichel added. “The way he was communicating in press briefings or interviews, you could see that he was not comfortable with his life.

“I’m talking right from the beginning when they reported back for pre-season. It could have been about transfers, I don’t know. But there was something wrong and he had to leave the job because it wasn’t working out for him.”